HSPI Policy and Research Forum
"The Al Qaeda Factor: Plots Against the West"
A Conversation with Author Mitchell D. Silber

On Thursday, January 05, 2012, HSPI hosted a Policy and Research Forum featuring NYPD Director of Intelligence Analysis, Mitchell D. Silber, author of the book The Al Qaeda Factor: Plots Against the West, a comprehensive look at group attacks against the West and their affiliations to Al Qaeda.
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HSPI Policy & Research Forum Event
An Address by TSA Administrator John Pistole
Event Webcast
On Thursday, November 10, 2011, HSPI hosted a Policy and Research Forum featuring John S. Pistole, Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Administrator Pistole discussed risk-based, intelligence-driven counterterrorism efforts, and highlighted the advances of TSA technology and layers of security over the last decade.
Event Overview, Speaker Biographies and Resources
HSPI Issue Brief Series
Smart, Savvy, Insightful: Analytic Tradecraft to Enable Homeland Security
On January 13, 2012 the Homeland Security Policy Institute released an issue brief highlighting the value of applying analytic tradecraft techniques more widely throughout the homeland security community. Author and HSPI Senior Fellow Jon Nowick maintains: "The homeland security community in the next few years is likely to face evolving threats, shrinking resources, and low public tolerance for failure. Its members must tap every opportunity to use resources smartly, stay ahead of the adversary, and maintain the public trust. Broadening use of analytic tradecraft techniques is no cure-all. But it is a savvy and cost-effective way to continue keeping our homeland secure."
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